meaning; significance; sense
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
beginning; outset; first; onset
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
one day; (on) a certain day
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
until now; so far; up to the present
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bank robbery; bank robber
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)