being startled; getting a shock
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
suffix for familiar person
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child