counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
succeeding; following; trailing; next
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
cooperation; collaboration
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
such; this sort of; like this
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
individual play; one-man effort; non-cooperation; playing on one's own; selfish play