to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
slight; thin; on the weak side
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.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
while; during; while; although; all; both
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
setting a place; setting the table
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently