to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
even though; despite; when
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
(someone else's) daughter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
business trip; official trip
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(social) position; status
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement