soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
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
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
question; inquiry; enquiry
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
hostility; animosity; enmity
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"