humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
three; three years of age
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that's the way it is; such is life
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
study; diligence; discount; reduction
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
is that so? (generally rhetorical)