to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
candy; sweet; confectionary
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
knowing; (an) acquaintance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
district; section; sector
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
form; shape; figure; visage
naturally; of course; understandably
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter