to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
comic books; comics; comic; comical
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
though; notwithstanding; although
reason; cause; circumstances
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)