rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
solitude; loneliness; isolation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
reaction; response; reaction
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate