terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
strong interaction; strong force
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
combat power; fighting strength
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
how long; how far; how much
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
running away; escaping on foot