occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
convenient; handy; useful
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
registration; accession; register; entry; record
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to form a group; to form a bunch
when it becomes; when it comes to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to realize; to materialize; to accomplish; to realize; to understand; to recognize