indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
if so; in that case; in that situation
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism