to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
decoration; ornament; trimmings
every year; yearly; annually
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fish balls; fish dumplings
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
together; at the same time; same; identical
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to be worried; to be troubled
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
slight intoxication; being tipsy
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
good-quality; superior in quality
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke