to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
absolutely; positively; decidedly
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
no need to guess; certainly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to go out and away; to leave
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen