apropos of nothing; to change the subject
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
best friend; very close friend
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
corpulence; fatness; obesity
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
comfort; consolation; diversion
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
for the first time in one's life
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to watch steadily; to stare
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
pleasant feeling; good vibes
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex