to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to soak into; to permeate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
student (esp. a university student)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to have a talk; to tell a story
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
preparation; arrangements
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse