irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
behind; in the rear; in back
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
such ... as; or some such
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
naivete; simplicity; innocence