strangeness; abnormality; disorder
really; truly; indeed; good grief
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
bento; Japanese box lunch
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
I see; that's right; indeed
being startled; getting a shock
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
how; in what way; how about
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also