lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
feeling; sense; impression
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
baby talk; baby language; babbling
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)