suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
yen (currency of Japan); circle
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(another's) daughter; young lady
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
hey there; I say; see here
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
influence; effect; impact
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
genuine; authentic; true; real
item; article; dish; course; finest item
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
I don't need it; I don't want it