reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
originally; by nature; from the start
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
retainer; retinue; servant
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
weather forecast; weather report
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be helpful; to be useful
one thin flat object; one sheet
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
logo; Logo (programming language)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me