to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
one thin flat object; one sheet
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker