general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
it's been a long time; long time no see
this family; we; this house
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
recommendation; referral; endorsement
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
guardian; protector; patron; parent
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions