to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
proposal; proposition; suggestion
how many years; how long; what year
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
regular customer; valued client
disclosure; exposure; revelation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to repeat; to do something over again
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly