shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
consequence; outcome; result; blame
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
singing voice; (sound of) singing
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
thousand years; very long period; forever
greeting; a fine thing to say
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
name; given name; first name
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
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
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
I see; that's right; indeed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
tension; mental strain; nervousness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
back off!; leave me alone!