name; given name; first name
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
almost; roughly; approximately
largest class; top category
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be worried; to be troubled
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
feeling; sense; impression
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
headquarters; head office; main office
in person; personally; directly
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to accept; to receive; to agree
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays