actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
association of like-minded people
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
welcome party for new students
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?