faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
with all one's strength; with all one's might
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
God; god; ace; king; superior person
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
very young; little; childish; immature
study; diligence; discount; reduction
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
wise saying; famous saying
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
descendant; posterity; offspring
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
Fujiyama Aiichirō (1897.5.22-1985.2.22)
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier