to be discouraged; to shrink from
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
difficult to ...; hard to ...
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
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)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(your) daughter; young woman
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
military authorities; army circles
to have a talk; to tell a story
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
absence due to illness; sick leave
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
grasp; catch; understanding
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements