passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(not) even once; (not) ever
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
several minutes; a few minutes
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
muddy water; red-light district
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air