moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
Japan's best; number one in Japan
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched