objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
honorific/polite/humble prefix
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
how long; how much; to what extent
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be lacking in options; to be too few
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead