superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
hard to get; hard to come by
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
(not so) much; (not) very
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
busy; having no (free) time
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow