to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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.)
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
how; in what way; how about
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ogre; demon; oni; spirit of a deceased person
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most