the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to apologize; to apologise
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)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
arm; skill; efforts; ability
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
answering machine; answerphone
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched