un-; non-; negative prefix
regret; repentance; remorse
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to feel; to sense; to experience
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
future (usually near); prospects
don't worry; there's no need to worry
reality; actuality; hard fact
in comparison to; rather than
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
no matter how much time passes
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
one day; (on) a certain day
distant look; faraway look
imagination; supposition; guess
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
though; notwithstanding; although
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ago; since; before; previous
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)