the other day; some time ago; recently
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
as is habit; the way life normally is
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
in the future; another day; later
to hold a small dinner party
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
debt collection; debt collector
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to redeem (from sin); to save
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned