clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
go that far; to that extent
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for your information; I'm telling you
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
place; situation; position; location
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
wetting; love affair; lover
from here; from this place
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched