to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
a little bit; a little while
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
this (very thing); this precisely
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
first meeting; first interview with
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to tower over the surroundings
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
sleeping comfort or snugness
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
by today; before the day is over
to refer to; to use as reference
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)