conclusion; decision; end; settlement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
pair; the two; both persons; both things
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
to come face to face (with)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to care for someone; to look after someone
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
verbal promise; one's word