house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
serious; not joking; straight
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to dry up completely; to become stale
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
how; in what way; how about
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)