subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
time; season; period; phase; stage
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
near; close; beside; third person
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement