to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
student (esp. a university student)
attendance; presence; appearance
aiueo-order; standard gojūon syllabary order
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
time; season; period; phase; stage
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
easy to read; legible; clear
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
writing implement; writing tool
copier paper; photocopying paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to write down; to record; to register
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century
government service; official position; civil service
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature