material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to think of; to come up with
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
automatic; intransitive verb
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
other side; opposite side; other party
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
item; something that one "just has to have"
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
you (plural); all of you; you all
departure; leaving; going away; recession
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
every person; every mouth; every entrance
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon