to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
counter for books; volume
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
government worker; public servant; civil servant
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
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)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
than; other than; except; but
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation