to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
many items; pressure of business
man; male; masculine gender
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
woman; female; feminine gender
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
each (every) time; whenever
chief; main; principal; important
literally; self-explanatorily
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
interference; intervention; meddling
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
such; this sort of; like this
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
summertime; summer season
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect