to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Japan's best; number one in Japan
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
all; entire; whole; altogether
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
nasal congestion; nose being clogged up
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?