to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to shake one's head (in denial)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
largest class; top category
how long; how far; how much
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be surprised; to be astonished
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
boy; son; baby boy; young man
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
everybody; every last one of them; all
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables