influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
being left out; being ostracized
to read the situation; to sense the mood
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
notice; attention; observation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
receipt; cash-register slip
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to like; to love; to be fond of
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)