minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
difference; variation; difference
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
firmly; solidly; heartily
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
lately; recently; nowadays
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young person; inexperienced person; novice
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor