hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to speak ill of; to disparage
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
sympathy; empathy; response
to engage in lively conversation
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sense of values; values; value system
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
singing voice; (sound of) singing
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
surroundings; environs; circumference
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
game arcade; video arcade
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
right in the center (centre)
while; during (the time when)
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease