in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
good policy; wise policy; best plan
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to squeeze out; to wring out
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
management; administration; operation
student accommodation; student dormitory
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
living by oneself; living alone
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wooden building; wooden architecture
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
wild beast; wild animal; brute
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
stimulating; exciting; provocative
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off