to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
the lower classes; the common people
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
arrest; apprehension; capture
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
it is not (like that) either
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
something; some kind of; for some reason
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
belief; faith; conviction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tool; implement; means; furniture