same; similar; (just) like; equal
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
surname; family name; last name
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
just because; even if; even though
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flaring up; bursting into flames
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but