again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
killing time; staving off boredom
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to torment; to torture; to harass
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
such; like that; that sort of; very
grudge; complaint; reproach
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
while; during; while; although; all; both
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
name; given name; first name
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
I see; that's right; indeed
annual function; annual event
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire