to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
production (e.g. play); direction
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
horseplay; fooling around
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
society; the world; the times
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
strong independent Japanese woman from the Kochi area
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach