talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
villain; baddie; the villain's part
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
novel; original; new; innovative
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
accurate; correct; precise; exact
supporting role (actor); minor role
to collect; to assemble; to gather
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
front-row sets; ringside seats
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
by myself; in person; by oneself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)