to apologize; to apologise
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
don't you think?; indicates question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
either way; in any case; one way or another
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; how about; questionable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
knowing; (an) acquaintance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in that manner; like that
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
difficult to ...; hard to ...