potato chips; potato crisps
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
considerably; fairly; quite
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be surprised; to be astonished
natto (fermented soybeans)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
decision; determination; resolution
door; gate; opening; title page
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
stairs; stairway; staircase
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
corridor; hallway; passageway
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction