wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to care for someone; to look after someone
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ornamental ridge-end tile
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
putting into operation; invocation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
cesspool; sink; manure sink
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with