cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
please (give me); please (do for me)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce