cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass (of time); to elapse
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
second day of the month; two days
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!