box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
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)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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 ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
at; in; at; when; by; with
an issue being settled; a case being closed