miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
everyday life; daily life
on the other hand; at the same time
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
ancient times; prehistoric times
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being