answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
genuine article; real thing; real deal
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
complete lie; outright lie
world; society; people; the public
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be too numerous; to be too much
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
advantage; benefit; profit; interest