very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
here and there; in places
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
someone; a certain person
young person; youth; young
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be perturbed; to be agitated
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)