to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
all; entire; whole; altogether
nothing but; except; no more than
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to reflect; to throw back light
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to fly around; to scatter
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of