to behave well (of a child)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
good feeling; feeling good
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
older sister; lass; young lady
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
order (to an employee from management)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
program (e.g. TV); programme
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
direct connection; direct link
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone
upper reaches of a river; upstream
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death