manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to underrate; to make light of
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
it is not (like that) either
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
grasp; catch; understanding
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
originally; by nature; from the start
pointing out; identification
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
communication skills; communication ability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
maximum permissible level or dosage
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
beginning; outset; first; onset
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty