safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
fair and square; open and aboveboard
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all