to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
honorific/polite/humble prefix
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight