hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
even though; despite; when
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to differ; to vary; to disagree
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
opposite; reverse; contrary
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese