indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
putting life into; animating; cheering up
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
outside of; not covered by
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
first match (in a series)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
reaction; response; reaction
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
overall victory; championship
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in comparison to; rather than
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
senior high school; high school
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suffix for familiar person
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)