fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
until now; so far; up to the present
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to pass (of time); to elapse
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
with a friendly grin; smilingly
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight