(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to change (one's clothes)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
answering machine; answerphone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
primary school; elementary school; grade school
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
Mitsuo Aida (1924.5.20-1991.12.17; poet and calligrapher)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy