happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
all night long; all through the night
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
potato chips; potato crisps
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
many; numerous; various; large number of
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
way; method; means; resource; course
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
occasionally; once in a while; now and then