question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
victim; injured party; sufferer
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to speak; to say; to vocalize
living thing; living creature; animal; life
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
cannot be helped; unavoidable
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses