pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to correct oneself; to restate
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
junior high school student; middle school pupil
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
threat; intimidation; menace