takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
final; eventual; ultimate
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
with a friendly grin; smilingly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
being startled; getting a shock
to make laugh; to set to laughing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
neighbourhood; neighborhood
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)