poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
existence; possession; having; limited company
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
being very busy; busyness
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
large build; large pattern
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
directly opposite; right in front
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
Yuan-Dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
cooperation; collaboration
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn