imperturbability; steadfastness; cool head in an emergency; keeping one's calm (e.g. during a fight)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
as (for); for; in the capacity of
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
medical treatment; medical care
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower