clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
passion; temper; irritability
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
explosion; rupture; break off
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
full of troubles, difficulties
price; cost; value; worth; value
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
same family (race, tribe)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
name; given name; first name
bored; having nothing to do; idle
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
casting; cast-metal object
twice; again; second time
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
favorable circumstances; prosperity
adverse circumstances; adversity
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself