rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be found; to be discovered
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
perception; sensing; noticing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mizuno Ami (Sailor Moon character)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
IQ; intelligence quotient
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor