to help out of (trouble); to extricate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
one more time; once more; once again
welcome!; nice to see you!
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
distinction; differentiation; classification
password; watchword; motto; slogan
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
one day; (on) a certain day
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer