(a) little; somewhat; somehow
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
experiment; experimentation
how much; how many; to what extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)