great difference; major mistake
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
there is nothing; having nothing
to relax; to feel at home
older sister; elder sister
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
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