fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
how; in what way; how about
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to speak; to say; to vocalize
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to indicate; to show; to point to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to approach; to draw near
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)