mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to pass (of time); to elapse
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
study; diligence; discount; reduction
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
main question; real issue at hand
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
determination; conviction
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
swear word; dirty word; coprolalia
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that