to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
to look around; to survey
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whereabout; about where; how much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
results; record; grades; marks
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first