recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
feeling; sense; impression
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to complain; to make a complaint
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
had better ...; had better not ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
together; at the same time; same; identical
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
all; entire; whole; altogether
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little