what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to look forward to something
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
conquest; domination; mastery
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine