song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
go that far; to that extent
work; business; company; study
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
technique; art; skill; move
shellfish; seashell; shell
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
right (to do something); authority; power
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
female junior high school student
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
older sister; elder sister
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap