to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
gossip; corner of the mouth
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to rush over; to run up to
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
light; right; right field; right fielder
button (clothing); push-button
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
day (as in holiday); daytime
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to shout (in anger); to yell
back off!; leave me alone!