slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
already; now; no longer; not any more
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
suffix for familiar person
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
freshly pounded (rice cake)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving