attendance; presence; appearance
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
very; extremely; excessively
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
detour; circumvention; turning movement
many; numerous; various; large number of
one by one; one each; one at a time
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
center; centre; metropolis
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
while; during; performed in this condition
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to live; to get along; to spend (time)