dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
verbal message; word (from someone)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
gambling den; gambling house
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)