to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be needed; to be wanted
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another