now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be at a loss for words
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be softened; to calm down
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which