idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
reality; actuality; hard fact
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
scene; sight; scenario; setting
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently