to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
regret; repentance; remorse
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
recently; lately; these days
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
single word; a few words; brief comment
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
priority; order of precedence
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to smirk; to grin broadly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
when it becomes; when it comes to