to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Japanese person; Japanese people
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
postwar period; period after Second World War
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
covered with; stained; smeared
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to finish reading; to read through
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
one's house; one's home; one's family
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
in the morning; during the morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass (of time); to elapse
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to talk; to chat; to chatter
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware