humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to lose heart; to lose motivation
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
weekly publication; weekly magazine
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
love affair; love relationship
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
second (unit of time); arc second
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
in the morning; during the morning
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
breath; breathing; tone; mood
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity