to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
first of all; first thing
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
only; merely; but; no more than
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
after school (at the end of the day)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
night watch; night guard; night shift
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry