laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to become possible; to become able to (do)
with these words; while saying
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
again; once more; a second time
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
single word; a few words; brief comment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
accurate; correct; precise; exact
personal criticism; character sketch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
residence; housing; residential building
to be erected; to be built
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)