serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
potter wasp (any wasp of subfamily Eumeninae); mason wasp
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
for your information; I'm telling you
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine