to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
inside; interior; inner part
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to name; to call; to christen; to term
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(short) rest; breather; break
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live; to reside; to inhabit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
afterlife; realm of the dead
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
why; how; for what reason
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible