key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to attempt; to test; to try out
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to look forward to something
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)