literal translation; direct translation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
resolute; determined; bold
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
program (e.g. TV); programme
from now; from this moment; henceforth
three times; thrice; third (interval)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
welcome; (warm) reception
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red