vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Nagano (city, prefecture)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
discovery; detection; finding
news; word; tidings; omen
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)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(some) more; even more; longer; further
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction