not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
suffix for familiar person
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
understood; I see; OK; present; here
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
living room (Western style); sitting room
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
older brother; elder brother
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
police officer; policeman; policewoman
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shopping; purchased goods
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation