to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
neat and clean; tidy; trim
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
how; in what way; how about
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be kind to; to treat kindly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable