indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
remembrance; recollection; recognition
knowing; (an) acquaintance
scandal; deplorable event
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to ask a question; to ask questions
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost