spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
cooperation; collaboration
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing