function; facility; faculty; feature
influence; effect; impact
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
button (clothing); push-button; button
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up