biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rather; sooner; preferably
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
what one should do (usu. in questions)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)