comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
general; popular; common; typical
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
still; even now; to this day
association of like-minded people
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
promotion; raising of status
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
no matter how much time passes
wheel flying off its axle
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
at least; at most; (even) just
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
while; even though; despite
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat