hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
public telephone; pay phone
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(police) detective; criminal matter
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
fate; chance; relationship; tie
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
name; given name; first name
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
look!; there!; here!; that is
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong