calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
suffix for familiar person
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
until now; so far; up to the present
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
abandoning nuclear power generation
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on