serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be needed; to be wanted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
bento; Japanese box lunch
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
Saitama (city, prefecture)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
probability; likelihood; chances
double; twice (as much); twofold
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up