manner of using one's hands
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
at work; in the midst of work; working
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
future prospects; promise
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
nothing; nil; naught; nought
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
(one) letter; (one) character
difference; variation; difference
office hours; business hours; working hours
subway; metro; underground (railway)
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
race (of people); type of person