hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
borrowing without returning
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
letter; missive; note; mail
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
don't you think?; indicates question
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)