genuine article; real thing; real deal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to draw back; to leave (the area)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be silent; to say nothing
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
sobering up; method of sobering up
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
society; the world; the times
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
as you see; as you can see