brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
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)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first generation; founder
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf