to fall on one's backside
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stationery shop; a stationer
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
tail (animal); tail end; tip
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder