taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
then; and (then); in that case; if so
difference; variation; difference
the same rank; equality; apposition
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
convenience; handiness; usefulness
personal (employee); employed; retained
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
lately; recently; these days
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around