sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
companion; partner; spouse
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
tone (of voice); manner of talking
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
simply; merely; only; solely
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to be silent; to say nothing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
Buddhist (household) altar
both hands; both arms; ten
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)