sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
another; different; something else
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
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
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
invisibly; secretly; privately
briskly with small steps; trotting
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
the opposite sex; isomerism
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
retort; back talk; backchat
both hands; both arms; ten
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
signature pose; trademark pose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about