childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a start; with a jump
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to breathe out; to exhale
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
adds force or indicates command
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
near; close; beside; third person
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)