question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
debt collection; debt collector
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
go that far; to that extent
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not