important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
really; truly; indeed; good grief
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
dilapidated house; deserted house
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
education; training; discipline
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
diligent; hard-working; industrious
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
eye doctor; ophthalmologist; oculist