to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
serious; severe; grave; acute
to pull in (fish); to land
to triumph; to be elated with success
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
considerably; fairly; quite
delay; putting off; procrastination
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be smeared; to be covered
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
remarkable; striking; obvious
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)