to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
that's the way it is; such is life
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
older brother; elder brother
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person