wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
older sister; lass; young lady
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
drama; play; powerful drug
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to entrust; to leave to a person
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others
with the exception of; excepting; excluding