single word; a few words; brief comment
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
rent arrears; falling behind on rent payment
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
call; summons; 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); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
surroundings; environs; circumference
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
fee; charge; rate; material
after that; afterwards; thereafter
holding two or more positions concurrently
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
chair; stool; post; office; position
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
addition; adding; supplement
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet