to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
progress; advance; making (good) progress
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
how; in what way; how about
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to think too much; to be over-concerned
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
feeling; sense; impression
such; this sort of; like this
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to move forward; to move on
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
influence; effect; impact
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit