adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
let's not say (such things) to each other
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
don't worry about it; forget about it
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
direct control; direct supervision
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
that's true; of course; obviously
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito