I see; that's right; indeed
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
button (clothing); push-button
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
genuine; authentic; true; real
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
covered with; stained; smeared
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to be needed; to be wanted
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be too numerous; to be too much
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door