giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
calm; composed; cool; quiet
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to be erected; to be built
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
even if not; even without
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively