unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
infants; babies and very young children
death by suffocation; death by choking
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
president (of a society); chairman
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
home area; home town; local
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
firmly rooted; deep-seated
current administration; present government
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
common people; ordinary people; masses
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular