whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
while; even though; despite
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to look around; to survey
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
receptionist; reception woman
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to waste time; to kill time
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
such ... as; or some such
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another