to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to appreciate; to be thankful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
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)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
such; like that; that sort of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored