to chase; to run after; to pursue
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
heap; pile; stack; full measure
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
maid; helper; help; assistance
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
market price; current price
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
back side; back end; posterior; rear
farming; agriculture; cultivation
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover