translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
light; right; right field; right fielder
never mind!; don't worry about it
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
retainer; attendant; escort
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
should; must; -able; probably; likely
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
in the future; another day; later
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to entertain; to make welcome
literally; to the letter; literal
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)