high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
ago; since; before; previous
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
name; given name; first name
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic