close; intimate; on good terms
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it is I who should say so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
adds force or indicates command
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
while; during; while; although; all; both
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
father; dad; husband; you; he
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
home delivery (of food); outside catering
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
company president; manager; director
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
no!; no no!; no, not at all