beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to be surprised; to be astonished
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
very; extremely; excessively
alone; by oneself; on one's own
freckles; buckwheat chaff
female university student; female college student
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)