abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
healthy; sound; wholesome
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
adds force or indicates command
(one acting as a) foster parent
ceremony; celebration; law code
older sister; elder sister
to dye; to colour; to color
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to say; to be called; to do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
greeting; a fine thing to say