to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
job hunting; job searching
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
originally; by nature; from the start
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how; in what way; how about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
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.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver