to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pass (of time); to elapse
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
that is to say; so that means
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to become dim; to become blurred
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence