consequence; outcome; result; blame
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to make a speech; to address
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
not understanding; not knowing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters