to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
older sister; lass; young lady
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
don't you think?; indicates question
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that