to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
greeting; a fine thing to say
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to go past; to pass; to pass by
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
detour; circumvention; turning movement
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
river; stream; River; the ... river
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live