pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
having said that; be that as it may
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to underrate; to make light of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
one after another; in rapid succession
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
both (people); the two of them
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
something or other; somehow
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
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