to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
reading aloud; recitation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to manage something successfully; to be successful
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
second; number two; runner-up
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)