past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
assisted reproductive technologies; ART
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
company president; manager; director
company; corporation; workplace
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
kelp with herring roe (sushi type)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)