by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hard-core (music, porn, etc.); hardcore; hard core (fruit, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
some people; a few people; several people
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
forcibly; against one's will
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
while; even though; despite
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)