fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; this sort of; like this
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
performance of one's official duties
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bento; Japanese box lunch
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
while; during; while; although; all; both
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo