seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
pride; boast; credit (to)
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to freeze; to freeze over
really; truly; indeed; good grief
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to kill; to beat to death
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
how; in what way; by what means
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside