disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
dozens; scores of; decades
such ... as; or some such
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
birth; creation; formation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
chair; stool; post; office; position
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to rush over; to run up to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
document; official papers