mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
head; chief; boss; leader
what's what; heads or tails
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to haul up; to pull up (with both hands); to reel in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
rising; ascending; climbing
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front