considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
outside of; not covered by
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
writing vertically; vertical writing
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cooperation; collaboration
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
telephone call; telephone (device)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom