to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to go with the flow; to go with the times
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious; not joking; straight
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
covering; protection; backing; relief
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my