dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
company president; manager; director
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(some) more; even more; longer; further
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality