cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
very much; really; extremely
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to pass (of time); to elapse
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone