to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to correct oneself; to restate
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
machine for making (white) lines (in sport fields, etc.)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
again; once more; a second time
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
resolute; determined; bold
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
don't you think?; indicates question
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
suffix for familiar person
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
way of calling (something or someone)
guess; conjecture; surmise