luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
present; gift; to give a present or gift
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
not caring; not giving a damn
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
clearing one's throat; cough
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation