convenient; handy; useful
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
method; process; manner; way; means; technique