no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
just a minute; small quantity
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
specialization; specialisation
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to talk; to chat; to chatter
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
in comparison to; rather than
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be exhausted; to be worn out
such; like that; that sort of; very
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
educational institution; school; academy; campus