voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; though; when; in spite of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
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)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
number; number plate; license plate
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough