happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
long ago; a long time ago; already
line; queue; procession; matrix
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
look!; there!; here!; that is
way; method; means; resource; course
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name