to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
moving tale; impressive tale
it is not (like that) either
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity