Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to grow up; to become an adult
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
reality; actuality; hard fact
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
close; intimate; on good terms
neighbourhood; neighborhood
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to live; to make a living; to get on with
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
all present; all concerned; all of us
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")