person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; our; right; justice; checking account
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
this and that; various things
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
completion; perfection; accomplishment
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way