addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
parents and siblings; one's relatives
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(giving) instruction; initiation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
other than; excluding; without
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
technique; art; skill; move