to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
question; inquiry; enquiry
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
remaining silent; keeping secret
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the very start; the very beginning
boy; son; baby boy; young man
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
of course; certainly; naturally
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly