to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
platform; home; home base; home plate
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
even if not; even without
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
alone; by oneself; on one's own
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to move (house); to change residence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
until now; so far; up to the present
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
river; stream; River; the ... river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
such; like that; that sort of; very
don't you think?; indicates question