scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility