release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
something; some kind of; for some reason
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to peel; to skin; to pare
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
equality; impartiality; evenness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to watch intently; to stare
to complain; to make a complaint
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
system; institution; organization; organisation
personal; individual; private