guess; speculation; supposition
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be needed; to be wanted
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
individual; private person; personal; private
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
ago; since; before; previous
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
program (e.g. TV); programme
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
state of mind; mentality; psychology