flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
name; given name; first name
just because; even if; even though
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
useless; no good; hopeless
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell