straight-laced person; stubborn person
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
it is I who should say so
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
storehouse; warehouse; godown
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)