ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
business; trade; operations; sales
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to say; to be called; to do
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
tucking up the hem of one's garments
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to attach a letter; to include a letter
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
parting; separation; farewell
suspension bridge; rope bridge
unexpectedly; surprisingly
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to exchange; to interchange
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
difference; variation; difference
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
without cause; without reason
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
don't you think?; indicates question
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing