concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to attempt; to test; to try out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky