to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
although I say; although one might say; although called
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
complete stranger; total stranger
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to be surprised; to be astonished
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
family; members of a family
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
even if; even though; however; no matter how
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sorry; excuse me; thank you