to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
innumerable; countless; numberless
smallish; on the small side
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to talk; to chat; to chatter
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
senior high school; high school
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to say no more; to sink into silence
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
and yet; though; when; in spite of
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
society; the world; the times
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
emotional scars; mental trauma