absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
just because; even if; even though
older sister; elder sister
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to say no more; to sink into silence
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to speak; to say; to vocalize
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cake served with tea; teacake
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
all you want; as much as one wants
please (give me); please (do for me)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
going to and fro; back and forth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
way; method; means; resource; course
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
movie; film; motion picture
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
foreign; abroad; overseas