had better ...; had better not ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to begin talking; to open up
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
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)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to be photographed; to be projected
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
name; given name; first name
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sampling food; tasting; trying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure