even if; even though; however; no matter how
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
older brother; elder brother
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
(not) even once; (not) ever
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase