being on duty; person on duty
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
feminine; womanly; female
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
-less; lacking; non-existing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
power; might; authority; influence
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
serious; not joking; straight
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
living by oneself; living alone
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
way of asking; way of listening; listener
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
another time; some other time
match declared drawn due to injury
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality