invitation; introduction; temptation
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be enraged; to flip out
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
correction; revision; amendment
simply; merely; only; solely
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
single word; a few words; brief comment
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to come and go; to go back and forth
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around