because of; owing to; due to
guess; speculation; supposition
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
strike (i.e. industrial action)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
factory manager; works manager
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
trunk (of the body); soma
shooting range; firing range
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in perfect form; going swimmingly
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cooperation; collaboration