box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
ago; since; before; previous
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
surveillance camera; security camera
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to like; to love; to be fond of
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
had better ...; had better not ...
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
large serving; large portion