to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
platform; home; home base; home plate
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
express; special delivery
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
drawing; painting; picture
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
fair and square; open and aboveboard
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sincere; honest; faithful
to set (sun); to become dark
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony