slump; lull; becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to some extent; to a certain extent
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
chink in the armor (armour)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa