unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
first warbling heard in a New Year
older sister; elder sister
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
inattention; absent-mindedness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
book; volume; this; present; main; head
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
drop of water; polka dots
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
kindness; intimacy; friendship