legend; folklore; tradition
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man