and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to roll about; to writhe about
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
place to put something; storage space
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
household economy; family finances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
... years old; age (of) ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
a few minutes later; after a few minutes