female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
beginning; outset; first; onset
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
adds force or indicates command
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
troupe; theatrical company
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)