pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be surprised; to be astonished
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)