useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
accurate; correct; precise; exact
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
follower; attendant; valet; servant
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
control; management (e.g. of a business)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
living room (Western style); sitting room
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tool; implement; means; furniture
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
round shape; circle; circular form
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
don't you think?; indicates question
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to rank next to; to come after
senior; elder; person older than oneself
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully