chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
story; tale; talk; discussion
scene; sight; scenario; setting
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
name; given name; first name
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
(overnight) stay; lodging
shopping; purchased goods