to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
two persons; two people; pair; couple
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
myself; yourself; I; me; you
I see; that's right; indeed
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pass (of time); to elapse
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
just past noon; afternoon
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
in comparison to; rather than
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...