first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to write down; to record; to register
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to carry around; to carry on one's person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
future (usually near); prospects
pessimism; disappointment
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
hospitalization; hospitalisation
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
one's share; one's portion
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to grow restive; to begin to act violently