kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
suffix for familiar person
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; so?
foreign; abroad; overseas
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work