hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
even though things may appear this way
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
how long; how far; how much
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
the opposite sex; isomerism
real thing; original; actual
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
nameless; anonymous; without name
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to talk the night away; to talk all night
journey; route of a journey
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do