as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
counter for things inside a bag
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
suffix for familiar person
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
as you see; as you can see
game arcade; video arcade
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
castella (type of sponge cake)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
as expected (positive events); as hoped for