cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in comparison to; rather than
man; male; masculine gender
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to paint (draw) a picture
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
but; however; provided that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
how; in what way; by what means
all you want; as much as one wants
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by