absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
working adult; full-fledged member of society
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
the following week; the next week
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
present; gift; to give a present or gift
until now; so far; up to the present
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch