to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
counter for choices, options, etc.
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to employ; to hire; to charter
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to dispose of; to sell off
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
number one; first; best; most; game; round
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
acceleration; speeding up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
on countless occasions; many a time
pride; boast; credit (to)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman