monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
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 follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to throw at; to turn; to raise
in that way; like that; that way
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to give directions; to issue instructions
first of all; first thing
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
right beside; close to; nearby
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat