serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
welcome!; nice to see you!
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
name; given name; first name
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
meaning; significance; sense
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
father; dad; husband; you; he
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)