hey there; I say; see here
battlefield; battleground
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
dear me; I mean; or rather
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
being inducted into a hall of fame
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
design; idea; conception; plan
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability