direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
particularly; only; in the case of
suffix for familiar person
whispering into a person's ear
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
with these words; while saying
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
third stage; three stages
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
father; dad; husband; you; he
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning