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
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
difference; variation; difference
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to shake; to sway; to waver
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
metre; meter; meter; gauge
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
good feeling; feeling good
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship