medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
clearing one's throat; cough
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
arrest; apprehension; capture
custody; detention; confinement
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
plants and animals; flora and fauna
control; management (e.g. of a business)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding