memory; sense; experience
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
while; during; while; although; all; both
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
maintenance; preservation; improvement
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
beginning; outset; first; onset
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching