stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
child; childish person; immature person
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
originally; by nature; from the start
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
strategist; tactician; schemer