bamboo screen; rattan blind
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to like; to love; to be fond of
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
alone; by oneself; on one's own
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
such; like that; that sort of
time limit; time restriction
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!