sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
if it is the case that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to become completely chilled
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
curious; strange; unusual
surrounding at a distance
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
almost every day; almost daily
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)