humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to jump up and down; to hop
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine