grated daikon; daikon grater
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this world; this life; world of the living
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through