to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to tie; to fix; to attach
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
instead; but (on the other hand)
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to say no more; to sink into silence
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
ignorant of the ways of the world
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
too much; excessively; too
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around