bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
way out; means to escape; escape route
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
talk; recital; narration; topic
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
fragment; one of the group or party
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
so; like this; in this way
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
all; entire; whole; altogether
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...