dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
older brother; elder brother
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
myself; yourself; I; me; you
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(committee) chairman; president
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
such; this sort of; like this
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you