to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
last night; yesterday evening
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to know (a person); to think
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
retainer; retinue; servant
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
the place for; the time for; the level of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
knowing; (an) acquaintance