sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
physical work; manual labour (labor)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to need; to call for; to require
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
cooking; food preparation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain