heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
cotton gloves; working gloves
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
beyond that point; after that
to be helpful; to be useful
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
tool; implement; means; furniture
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
kitchen; financial situation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
tone (of voice); manner of talking
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
of course; certainly; naturally
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)