very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
outside of; not covered by
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
rice and curry; curry rice
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
imagination; supposition; guess
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
please (give me); please (do for me)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
normalcy; normality; normal
judgment; judgement; discernment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
is that so? (generally rhetorical)