meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
for example; for instance; e.g.
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to become possible; to become able to (do)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
waste thread; lint; fluff
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
5th day of the month; five days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
that's the way it is; such is life
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
Takenoko Tribe; teenagers who dressed flamboyantly and danced in Harajuku, Tokyo, from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets