easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in comparison to; rather than
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
elder sister; effeminate man
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
don't you think?; indicates question
to know (a person); to think
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
please; somehow or other; one way or another
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes