slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
subway; metro; underground (railway)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
great difference; major mistake
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
each time; frequently; always
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
about this time; about now
quickly; calmly; intently
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade