barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
to say; to be called; to do
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
image; figure; figure; form; image
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
suffix for familiar person
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that day; the very same day
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up