hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
family name; lineage; birth; clan
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
that's true; of course; obviously
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
how can (one) do something
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
looking away; looking aside