memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
river; stream; River; the ... river
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
in comparison to; rather than
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
regret; repentance; remorse
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
to yell; to rant; to rave
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
at once; immediately; right now
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
being left out; being ostracized
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
like he said; same for me; ditto
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
method; process; manner; way; means; technique