it's no joke; gimme a break!
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
every place; various places
relation; connection; relevance
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to dispose of; to sell off
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
remarkable; striking; obvious
large amount of money; great cost
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial