head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
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)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles