yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
participation; joining; entry; adherence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
amount of sugar; sugar content
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
don't you think?; indicates question
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
considerably; greatly; a lot
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
medical science; medicine
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
rest; break; recess; intermission
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
setting a place; setting the table