director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
results; record; grades; marks
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
door; gate; opening; title page
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
impossible to do (although wants to)
holding two or more positions concurrently
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
manners; behavior; behaviour
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to erase all trace of something
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
stairs; stairway; staircase
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
while; even though; despite
to lose one's footing; to slip
to tumble down; to roll down
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)