dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
suffix for familiar person
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
feel (of a material); texture
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation