snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
don't you think?; indicates question
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?