to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
working adult; full-fledged member of society
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
serious; not joking; straight
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
long ago; already; a long time ago
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to put someone to work; to make someone work
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")