economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to steal; to rob; to take away
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to be kind to; to treat kindly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
one by one; one after another; successively
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
large amount of money; great cost
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to jump up and down; to hop
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
welcome; (warm) reception
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression