to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
first shrine visit of New Year
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
family; relatives; dependents; household
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
again; once more; a second time
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
having no money; lack of money
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant