troublesome; pain in the butt
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
after the end (of something)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
office hours; business hours; working hours
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
the way back; the way home; return trip
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to become completely chilled
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
if you do this; if this is the case
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
boarder; boarding student
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to put one's strength into
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
restoration; repair; mending
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with