chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
that is to say; so that means
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
of course; certainly; naturally
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
it is not (like that) either
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be worried; to be troubled
like this; in this way; as you see
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
seasoning; flavour; flavor
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)