how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
finding employment; getting a job
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
looking away; looking aside
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
first month of the lunar calendar; January
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
suffix for familiar person
high rice field; very fertile rice field