suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; extremely; excessively
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to die; to ascend to heaven
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all