deviation; departure; omission
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to beat someone by ganging up on them
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
restoration; repair; mending
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother and younger sister
possible; likely; probable