to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
discovery; detection; finding
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
penetration; permeation; transmission
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
in its entirety; whole; wholly
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
gossip; corner of the mouth
anticipation; expectation; looking over (e.g. a fence)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
stairs; stairway; staircase
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
wickedness; evil; wicked person
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
trouble; bother; annoyance
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation