acquaintance; friend; familiar face
either way; in any case; one way or another
village; hamlet; countryside; country
general; popular; common; typical
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
person who is ...; thing that is ...
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
(not) so much; (not) that much
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet