severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
how long; how much; to what extent
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
beyond imagination; unimaginable
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
receipt; cash-register slip
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
all you want; as much as one wants
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)