cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be needed; to be wanted
I see; that's right; indeed
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
railfan; rail fan; rail buff; train buff
third day of the month; three days
another time; some other time
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
Buddhism's highest paradise
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
early (days); initial stage; initial