country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
manners; behavior; behaviour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
meaning; significance; sense
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
that day; the very same day
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
being filled with; being full of; permeation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
another thing; other things; another man's property
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago