place; room; margin; scope
have to do; must; should; ought to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
rei-shabu; cold shabu-shabu; shabu-shabu where the meat is cooled before dipped in sauce
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to yield to temptation; to succumb
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to stiffen; to become stiff
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
riskiness; (level of) danger
to have time free; to have time to spare
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)