to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
forcibly; against one's will
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be helpful; to be useful
had better ...; had better not ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice