above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
a few years ago; some years back
desktop personal computer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
of course; certainly; naturally
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
such; this sort of; like this
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to accord someone every courtesy
never mind!; don't worry about it
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back