serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to intend; to be sure that
elder sister; older female friend
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to subsist; to keep on living
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
likability; favorability; popularity
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
adds force or indicates command
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
another time; some other time
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to get tired out; to be exhausted
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)