disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
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
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
close; intimate; on good terms
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
third day of the month; three days
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
careful observation; close attention
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to have a talk; to tell a story
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
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)