heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
in one's own way or style
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
transactions; dealings; business
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
instead; but (on the other hand)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
such; like that; that sort of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
inside; interior; inner part
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
technique; art; skill; move
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
more than usual (usu. time)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of