direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
stupid brat; son of a bitch
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
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
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