to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
treating someone like a child
infant; baby; little child
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
tedious; boring; being fed up with
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
because of; owing to; due to
two times; twice; two degrees
to lose one's way; to get lost
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
building lot; residential land