to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
meaning; significance; sense
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
time; hour; period; class
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
man; male; masculine gender
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to pass (of time); to elapse
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)