clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
distinction between right and wrong
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
difference; variation; difference
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
until now; so far; up to the present
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
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)
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")