nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
adds force or indicates command
way; method; means; resource; course
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
when it becomes; when it comes to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
time; hour; period; class
evening; last night; yesterday evening
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other