indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
surroundings; environs; circumference
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to pass (of time); to elapse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
how; in what way; how about
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
just because; even if; even though
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
warp; curvature; curve; arch
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
emphatic sentence-ending particle
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!