to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...