reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
third day of the month; three days
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
coming and going; commuting
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
getting an advance (on one's salary)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
father; dad; husband; you; he
inheritance; something given or received
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
because of; owing to; due to
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die