to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to get slightly dirty (all over)
official business; public business
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
government office; agency; board
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to need; to call for; to require
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
busy; having no (free) time