to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
first time; first; initial
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
dullard; indecisive person
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to jump up and down; to hop
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to stop talking; to be silent
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
in proportion to; just as much as
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough