strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
way; method; means; resource; course
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
like this; in this way; as you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
natural; reasonable; obvious
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
arrogant; haughty; insolent
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph