miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
I don't want to boast but
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); person who is unable to read the room; danger prevention (e.g. in the workplace)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
dullard; indecisive person
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
business world; business circles; (the) industry
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation