a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
physical condition; state of health
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
at least; at most; (even) just
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
single word; a few words; brief comment
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
whispering into a person's ear
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to cause someone to worry
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to repeat; to do something over again
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
now that you say that; now that you mention it