-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
diss; dissing; disrespect
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
front; frontage; facade; main
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
bento; Japanese box lunch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me