to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
good feeling; feeling good
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
very; extremely; excessively
sympathy; empathy; response
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
originally; by nature; from the start
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around