tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
approximate age; age range
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
document; official papers
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include