to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
this and that; one thing or another
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
clearing one's throat; cough
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to have a talk; to tell a story
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand