while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
digital versatile disc; DVD
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
favorite; favourite; habitually used
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
otherwise; if not; or else
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to dye; to colour; to color
reproachful; hateful; bitter
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)