naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
name; given name; first name
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
ring name (in pro wrestling)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet