country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
there being no use in arguing (about it)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
in that way; like that; that way
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
usage time; utilization time
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(a) little; somewhat; somehow