surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
serious; not joking; straight
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
how should I know?; don't ask me
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
senior high school student
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper