why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to take a breath; to take a short rest
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
comparatively; relatively
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
speaking voice; talking voice
simply; merely; only; solely
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
diss; dissing; disrespect
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust