messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
suffix for familiar person
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
simultaneous; all at once
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
family; members of a family
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute