to be silent; to say nothing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
almost every day; almost daily
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
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)
life; living; I; me; student
suffix for familiar person