no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
bento; Japanese box lunch
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to some extent; to a certain extent
speech; expression; wording; language
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
university student; college student
to employ; to hire; to charter
tenth day of the month; ten days
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
eighth day of the month; eight days
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch