digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
thin rice gruel; rice water
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
that's the way it is; such is life
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
person in charge; official; attendant
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
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
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
questions and answers; dialogue
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)