first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
physical education; PE; gym (class)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
lately; recently; nowadays
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
ingredient; component; composition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to rock; to shake; to swing
popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more