unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Daijirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?