to be expensive; to be costly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to have a reason; to have an excuse
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
quite; utterly; really; completely
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be helpful; to be useful
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
electricity; (electric) light
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake