to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
failure; mistake; blunder
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
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
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; volume; this; present; main; head
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
suffix for familiar person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
difference; variation; difference
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
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key