I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trivial; not amounting to much
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
arm; skill; efforts; ability
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during