on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
present; gift; to give a present or gift
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)