to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
to part left and right; to open out
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
mark of liveliness; sign of activity
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
looking depressed; long face
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
one thin flat object; one sheet
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
article; news story; report; account
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import