to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
program (e.g. TV); programme
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
don't you think?; indicates question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
time; hour; period; class
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen