attraction; lure; invitation
convenient; handy; useful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
reality; actuality; hard fact
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
natto (fermented soybeans)
trade; buying and selling
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places 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
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