mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to stare back at; to look back at
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to face; to go towards; to head towards
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that day; the very same day
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
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
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to blow off; to be blown off
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)