helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
expectation; anticipation; forecast
bereavement; separation by death; loss
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
stand-by (on an airplane)
morning training (e.g. before school)
confused; flustered; at a loss
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
restoration; repair; mending
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
double; twice (as much); twofold
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously