white; correction fluid; white-out
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
meaning; significance; sense
around 50 (years of age, esp. women)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
society; public; community; social studies
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for