pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
don't you think?; indicates question
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
encouragement; urging; spurring on