baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that's true; of course; obviously
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
match; game; bout; contest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
day after day; day by day
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?