cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as before; as ever; as it was originally
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in that way; thus; so; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
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)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
curse; spell; malediction
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed