to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
time; hour; period; class
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that; the matter in question
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
originally; by nature; from the start
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
instead; but (on the other hand)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the other day; lately; recently
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience