to attempt; to test; to try out
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
connection; link; relationship
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
of course; certainly; naturally
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end