most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
breath; breathing; tone; mood
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
reward; honorarium; remuneration
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
it's been a long time; long time no see
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
portrait of deceased person
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)