to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
white horse; unrefined sake
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
older sister; elder sister
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
worry; care; consideration
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
will not do; do not; does not
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve