paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
please (give me); please (do for me)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
expressing one's mind; speaking out
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mechanism; organization; organisation
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pus; corruption; rot; evils
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
group of companies; combine
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
all present; all concerned; all of us
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number one; first; best; most; game; round
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
listed company (on a stock exchange)