pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to say; to tell; to state; to do
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
companion; company; tritagonist
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
two times; twice; two degrees
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
something like ...; something called ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
our country; our land; one's own country
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)
even though; despite; when
to be able (to); to be possible (to)