to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
last week; the week before
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
school bag; school satchel
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
left side; left-hand side
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
image; figure; figure; form; image