finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
if you think about it; come to think of it
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
wedded life; married life
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
two persons; two people; pair; couple
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...