memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
infant; baby; little child
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting