hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
draw; tie; quits; even; square
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to stop (plug) one's ears
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire