theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
pupil; student; schoolchild
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
government worker; public servant; civil servant
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
local government employee; local civil servant
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
regular time; stated period
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
without; but if; otherwise; or else
this world; this life; world of the living
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
childcare leave; maternity leave