to keep a watchful eye on
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to think of; to come up with
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
the same; the said; likewise
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to degenerate; to lapse into
counter for wheels and flowers
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
deed; act; work; performance
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
two-factor authentication
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
middle of the night; dead of night
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish