liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to dry up completely; to become stale
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to suspend operations (esp. of trains); to stop driving
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
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)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned