to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
adds force or indicates command
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
special; particular; peculiar; unique
observation; survey; watching
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
time; hour; period; class
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to lead someone around by the nose
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
surely; certainly; without doubt
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
settlement; solution; resolution
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
sorry; excuse me; thank you
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once