it's no joke; gimme a break!
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
few decades; many decades; several decades
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
how; in what way; how about
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
suffix for familiar person
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in perfect form; going swimmingly
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on