to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
story; tale; talk; discussion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
piece of evidence; evidence
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task