that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; by what means
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
please (give me); please (do for me)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
degenerate; pervert; deviant
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject