incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
serves you right!; see what happens!
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
notice; attention; observation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to support each other; to support one another
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
leader; guide; mentor; coach
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
pupil; student; schoolchild
a little bit; a little while
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)