anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
all; entire; whole; altogether
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to frolic about; to mess around
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
welcome!; nice to see you!
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
field overseer; site foreman
government service; the bureaucracy
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker