single word; a few words; brief comment
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
two (long cylindrical things)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to repeat; to do something over again
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
in comparison to; rather than
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to increase; to add to; to augment
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances