noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
serious; not joking; straight
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bento; Japanese box lunch
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
strength; power; proficiency; ability
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
all; entire; whole; altogether
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in that way; thus; so; so?