necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
rational; reasonable; logical
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
father; dad; husband; you; he
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
like this; in this way; as you see
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to talk; to chat; to chatter
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
place; situation; position; location