laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
recreation; diversion; relaxation
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
older sister; lass; young lady
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
then; well; so; well then
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)