to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(in a) rough Tokyo dialect; (having a) crude mouth; vulgar language; crude speaking
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to arrange (flowers); to plant
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
manner of using one's hands
by itself; automatically; naturally
sickroom; hospital room; ward
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
baby monkey; small monkey
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
in that way; like that; that way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped