reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
someone; a certain person
kindergartener; preschooler
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
surname; family name; last name
I see; that's right; indeed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to stop raining or snowing
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
participation; joining; entry
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
copyright symbol; copyright sign; copyright
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
furniture store; furniture dealer
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
original picture; key frame; key animation
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers