arrest; apprehension; capture
many; numerous; various; large number of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
ex-husband; former husband
second marriage; remarriage
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be settled; to be brought to an end
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
every month; monthly; month by month
payment of debts; repayment
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
electrical machinery; appliances
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
home delivery (of food); outside catering
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
company; corporation; workplace
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
bento; Japanese box lunch
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous