because of; owing to; due to
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
(in) her way; peculiar to her
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
(short) rest; breather; break
food and drink; eating and drinking
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
distant place; faraway location; far away
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
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)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
gradually; slowly but steadily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually