remote shutter release; cable release
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
first shrine visit of New Year
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to soak into; to permeate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
considerably; fairly; quite
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be able to manage somehow or another
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to rush over; to run up to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...