to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
police; police officer; police station
(police) detective; criminal matter
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bento; Japanese box lunch
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
young girl; lass; adolescent female
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)