there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to be a matter of life or death
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tendency; trend; inclination
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
rational; reasonable; logical
popular name; common name; given name
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted