why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(someone else's) parents; both parents
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
then; well; so; well then
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
information kiosk; information centre
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix