direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
serious; not joking; straight
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
considerably; greatly; a lot
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
not understanding; not knowing
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
snake; serpent; large snake
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
metre; meter; meter; gauge
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
place; situation; position; location