recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sixth day of the month; six days
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
closing time; lockup; curfew
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
news; word; tidings; omen
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
a little bit; a little while
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to alternate; to take turns
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to refuse; to decline; to deny