yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
tendency; trend; inclination
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
such; this sort of; like this
relatively; comparatively
to accept; to receive; to agree
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
serious; not joking; straight
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
when it becomes; when it comes to
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
breakthrough; great discovery
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
marriage proposal; marriage talks
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she