foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
adds force or indicates command
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to have a talk; to tell a story
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)