request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
and; AND (Boolean operator)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
in this way; thus; such; uh...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
of course; certainly; naturally
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
number one; first; best; most; game; round
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay