to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to breathe while sleeping
to rise; to erect; to get up
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
year of a person's death; one's age at death
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(turned out) all right in the end
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to shake one's head (in denial)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
back off!; leave me alone!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
recompense; indemnity; atonement
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
face; looks; vestiges; trace
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on