parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
rather; sooner; preferably
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in the end; at the end of the day
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
that's the way it is; such is life
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
strong-willed; strong of heart
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)