relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be opposite; to face each other
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to face on; to look out on to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
of course; certainly; naturally
on the sea; surface of the sea
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to differentiate; to segregate
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
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)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)