to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tendency; trend; inclination
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
after school (at the end of the day)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see