first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
whispering into a person's ear
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
rest; break; recess; intermission
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
third day of the month; three days
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rather; better; instead; if anything
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to thrust away; to send flying
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to dye; to colour; to color
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
after a long time; for the first time in a while
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe