to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to repeat; to do over again
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
how; in what way; by what means
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
directly; in person; firsthand
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
tuning (an instrument); temperament
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
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!