sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
leader; guide; mentor; coach
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
that's the way it is; such is life
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
in that manner; like that
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to stop walking; to pause
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems