arm; skill; efforts; ability
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
scene; spectacle; sight; view
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
how; in what way; how about
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
education of gifted young people; providing financial support to gifted students; education
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
father; dad; husband; you; he
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
(committee) chairman; president
viewing as a problem; problematizing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)