promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?