one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
question; inquiry; enquiry
unfairness; injustice; partiality
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
considerably; greatly; a lot
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
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in that manner; like that
retort; back talk; backchat
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
consequence; outcome; result; blame
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)