nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
had better ...; had better not ...
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
very; much; greatly; a lot of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
real intention; true motive; true meaning
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
manners; courtesy; etiquette
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to get narrower; to contract
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!