feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
another; different; something else
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
last night; yesterday evening
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
sales promotion; hard selling
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
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
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)