so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sincere; honest; faithful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
Japanese person; Japanese people
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the other day; lately; recently
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
gender; distinction of sex; sex
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
half and half; fifty-fifty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
elder sister; effeminate man
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dated; date; fixed; external
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason