human being; human; person; character (of a person)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the front; honest; upright; decent
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
children's story; fairy tale
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
queen (consort); empress (consort)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
murder; homicide; manslaughter
drama; play; powerful drug
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
together with; same; both; all; including ...
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right