to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
hello; good day; good afternoon
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to apologize; to apologise