only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be kind to; to treat kindly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
counter for chairs or seats
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
for example; for instance; e.g.
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
so; like this; in this way