to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
tone (of voice); manner of talking
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to ask; to enquire; to query
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once