to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
section manager; section chief
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
had better ...; had better not ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
such; this sort of; like this
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(another's) daughter; young lady
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
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)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
of course; certainly; naturally
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor