hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
there being no use in arguing (about it)
publication of results; announcement of results
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number