to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
that's the way it is; such is life
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to jump upon (a moving object)
one more time; once more; once again
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully