to take to task; to take it out on
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be filled to bursting; to burst
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
practice; practising; training; study
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
form; shape; figure; visage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness