to keep away; to keep at a distance
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
baton (of command); order; command; direction
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
difference; variation; difference
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be born; to come into the world
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
in the same way as; just like
invitation; introduction; temptation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
by myself; in person; by oneself
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to speak; to say; to vocalize
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
number of times; frequency; count
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to become fraught with emotion
study; pursuit of knowledge
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)