to talk; to chat; to chatter
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to have meaning; to be meaningful
reason; logic; method; system; order
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
existence; being; presence
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
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 make an appearance; to show up
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
after tax income; net income
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
surroundings; environs; circumference
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
touching; moving; painful
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)