bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
no!; no no!; no, not at all
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to be worried; to be troubled
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
at once; immediately; right now
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge