poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
but; however; provided that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
will not do; do not; does not
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
just because; even if; even though
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
although I say; although one might say; although called
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
story; tale; talk; discussion
New Year's Eve; December 31
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
evening; night; nighttime
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar