superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
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
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to some extent; to a certain extent
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
one's share; one's portion
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to pick up; to find; to gather
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to live through; to survive
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare