intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
firm; strong; solid; stable
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
loveable; very likeable; like very much
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
living thing; living creature; animal; life
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to stop walking; to pause
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial