commuting to school; school commute
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
with a friendly grin; smilingly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
doing whatever one pleases
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
touché; you've got me there
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
newcomer; initiate; rookie
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
fourth day of the month; four days
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest