occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
feeling; sense; impression
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems so; that's what it looks like
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
suffix for familiar person
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance