smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
feelings; thoughts; meaning
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to say no more; to sink into silence
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)