disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring; to take; to bring about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
long ago; already; a long time ago
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
not understanding; not knowing
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
rest; break; recess; intermission
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
such; this sort of; like this
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone