slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
repentance; confession; penitence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all present; all concerned; all of us
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
should; must; -able; probably; likely
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
single word; a few words; brief comment
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
grasp; catch; understanding