scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
unique; individual; original; unusual
proposal; proposition; suggestion
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
don't worry; no worries; never mind
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
sales message; sales copy
life; living; I; me; student
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
only; merely; but; no more than
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat