young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
really; truly; indeed; good grief
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being