to speak; to hear a voice
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
reason; cause; history; origin
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
serves you right!; see what happens!
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
in proportion to; just as much as
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to escape death; to be saved from death
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
if so; in that case; in that situation
second; number two; runner-up
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre