robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
question; inquiry; enquiry
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to turn towards; to point
to beat to death; to kill
genuine article; real thing; real deal
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count