bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
standard; set; routine; decided
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight