to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to slap; to strike; to spank
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be surprised; to be astonished
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
first year of high school; first-year high school student
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
home area; home town; local
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
study; diligence; discount; reduction
than; from; out of; except; but; more
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety