so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
considerably; greatly; a lot
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
historical play; period drama
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to say; to be called; to do
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
healthy; sound; wholesome
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
suffix for familiar person
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to become better; to improve
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment