interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
tension; mental strain; nervousness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pass (of time); to elapse
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to repeat; to do something over again
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
only; merely; but; no more than
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to put into the mouth; to eat