no!; no no!; no, not at all
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
value; worth; virtue; blessing
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
that's too bad; too bad for you!
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be damaged; to receive damage
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
distinction; discrimination
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine