hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
grasp; catch; understanding
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
just because; even if; even though
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
journal; magazine; periodical
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to tear up and throw away
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be needed; to be wanted
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
notice; attention; observation
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks