I appreciate your efforts
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
shopping; purchased goods
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
comma; decimal point; radix point
a few seconds; several seconds
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
power; might; authority; influence
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
within; inside of; less than