-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
a little bit; a little while
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
growing child's hearty appetite
student (esp. a university student)
prime of one's working life
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
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 be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
meaning; significance; sense
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rest; break; recess; intermission
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)