thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
concentrated fire; intense criticism
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
everything working out as desired
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
matcha; powdered green tea
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)