person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance; (arch.) equipage for restraining and mounting horses
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
woman; lady; adult female
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to push aside; to push one's way through
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
companion; company; tritagonist
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself