to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
recollection; reminiscence
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
feeling; sense; impression
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
passing the winter; hibernation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
name; given name; first name
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)