state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
how can (one) do something
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
at work; in the midst of work; working
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
bento; Japanese box lunch
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
shopping; purchased goods
to attempt; to test; to try out
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like