to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
street at night; making a night journey
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
rest; break; recess; intermission
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously