to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
counter for chairs or seats
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
ring; band; ring; circum-
emperor (of Japan); mikado
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
early post war period; immediately after the war
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
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)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
in this way; thus; such; uh...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole