caller; visitor; company; guest
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
friend; affection (for siblings)
good; goodness; right; virtue
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
out of character; unlike one
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
unanticipated; unexpected
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
wearing one's hair in braids
it's not like; it isn't as if
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
otherwise; or else; if not
the reason is ...; it is because ...
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive