to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
professor; teaching; instruction
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
and; thereupon; because of that
to be silent; to say nothing
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
the place for; the time for; the level of
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
fax; facsimile; fax machine
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to be helpful; to be useful
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
human being; human; person; character (of a person)