recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
of course; certainly; naturally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
example; specimen; sample
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to smear with blood; to kill
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
because of; owing to; due to
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
kitchen; financial situation
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago