to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
bento; Japanese box lunch
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to govern; to manage; to subdue
God; god; ace; king; superior person
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to cease; to stop; to be over
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
one's house; one's home; one's family
to settle (in a place); to settle down
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be photographed; to be projected
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
don't you think?; indicates question
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now that; since; so long as; because
all; entire; whole; altogether
arm; skill; efforts; ability