that is to say; so that means
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
future (usually near); prospects