origin; beginning; source; rise
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
draw; tie; quits; even; square
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
Electone; electronic organ
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start