to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
hard to reach place; remote place
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
what's that?; what the...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
goodbye; farewell; so long
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response