(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
wherein; therein; thereinto
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make an appearance; to show up
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
wheat straw; barley straw