one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
chastity; virtue; fidelity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!