some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to apologize; to apologise
wet nurse; nursing mother
difficult to ...; hard to ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
living thing; living creature; animal; life
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly