innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to shake one's head (in denial)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off