a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pessimism; disappointment
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
without permission; without notice
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
absence from work without permission
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
work; business; company; study
standing firm; holding out
the place for; the time for; the level of
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
ago; since; before; previous
dwelling; house; residence; address
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
living by oneself; living alone
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dwelling; house; residence; living; life