trade; business; occupation; profession; job
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
to forsake one thing for another
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
something like ...; something called ...
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
a little bit; a little while
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
and then; and so; and; so then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise