guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
name; given name; first name
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
instant; moment; for an instant
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
next; secondly; subsequently
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
honorific/polite/humble prefix
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
such ... as; or some such
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(some) more; even more; longer; further
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
after school (at the end of the day)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker