serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
little something; reward; tip
within; inside of; less than
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
pride in one's strength or skill
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
article to be delivered; present
funny story; funny anecdote
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
destination; receiver's address; consignee
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
personality; style; appearance
I appreciate your efforts
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to need; to demand; to take; to require
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere