but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
what kind of; what sort of; what
second (unit of time); arc second
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
moisture; humidity; dampness
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)