wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
episode; anecdote; vignette
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
the opposite sex; isomerism