house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
confections; sweets; candy; cake
company; corporation; workplace
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
while; even though; despite
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
family; members of a family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to sigh; to breathe a sigh