to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
the other day; lately; recently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
together; at the same time; same; identical
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses