to subsist; to keep on living
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
social networking service; SNS; social media
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
used article (esp. clothes)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
button (clothing); push-button; button
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on