to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
woman; female; feminine gender
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
all present; all concerned; all of us
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
April Fools' Day; April fool
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be silent; to say nothing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
form; shape; figure; visage