to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
all you want; as much as one wants
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to collapse; to flop (onto)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to