to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become better; to improve
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
support group; fan club; (election) committee
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
greeting; a fine thing to say
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
future (usually near); prospects
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that