need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be overcome with emotion
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
back seat (of a car); rear seat
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago