nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
New Year's Eve; December 31
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
counter for generations; epoch
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
how many years; how long; what year
if you think about it; come to think of it
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
campground; campsite; camping-ground
to face; to go towards; to head towards