fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
at least; at most; (even) just
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
end of a match; end of a game
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming