to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
recently; lately; these days
kink in one's neck; sprained neck
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
watermelon splitting (game)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
and yet; though; when; in spite of
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
you (plural); all of you; you all
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst