abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that's the way it is; such is life
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
in comparison to; rather than
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
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
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
image; figure; figure; form; image
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
absolutely; positively; decidedly
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol