this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
island in a pond or river
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
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
job hunting; job searching
finding employment; getting a job
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
how; in what way; how about
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!