important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
considerably; fairly; quite
pull; patronage; tug; discount
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
draw (in competition); tie game
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
young girl; lass; adolescent female
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years