book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
time; hour; period; class
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
material; materials; data; information; documents
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme