lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
genuine article; real thing; real deal
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
studying very hard; studying like mad
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
suffix for familiar person
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
image; figure; figure; form; image
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount