oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
incident resulting in injury
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed