essential; important; crucial; vital; main
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
to become better; to improve
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
keeping quiet; taking no measures
honorific/polite/humble prefix
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be able to manage somehow or another
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
please (give me); please (do for me)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
suffix for familiar person