to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
older sister; lass; young lady
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
good feeling; feeling good
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
what day?; what day of the week?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)