to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
outside of; not covered by
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
that's the way it is; such is life
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
god of death; death deity; Death
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first