magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thereupon; shortly thereafter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
white; correction fluid; white-out
piece; fragment; one (object)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
purse; change purse; wallet
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)