to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
the other day; lately; recently
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
neat and clean; tidy; trim
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be worried; to be troubled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays