but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
eye for people; ability to judge character
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
person of doubtful origin
loud laughter; hearty laugh
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)