wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
although I say; although one might say; although called
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity