stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to send flying with a kick
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the other day; lately; recently
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
genuine; authentic; true; real
exemption; exoneration; discharge
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
(someone else's) parents; both parents
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
university professor; college professor
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
opportunity to show off; showplace