reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
program (e.g. TV); programme
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
finding employment; getting a job
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
adds force or indicates command
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed