only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
suffix for familiar person
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
please (give me); please (do for me)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
while; during; while; although; all; both
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
since when; from when; how long
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
both hands; both arms; ten
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
drinking party; get-together
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation