living by oneself; living alone
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
complete; whole; perfect; safe
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
one room apartment; studio apartment
family; members of a family
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
dining; dining room; meal
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
expression; look; countenance; face
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
release; emission; ejection
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
participation; joining; entry; adherence