meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
back seat (of a car); rear seat
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
honorific/polite/humble prefix
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
voiced repetition mark in katakana
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feeling; sense; impression