incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
both hands; both arms; ten
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
hoarse voice; husky voice
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
beginning; outset; first; onset
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)