to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what time; (lit.) which hour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
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
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
evening meal; dinner; supper
shopping; purchased goods
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)