improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
trifling; trivial; slight
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
image change; changing one's image; makeover
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
with these words; while saying
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; number two; whoopsie
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
river; stream; River; the ... river
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam