island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to pick up; to find; to gather
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
opening and shutting; opening and closing
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
suffix for familiar person
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one's post; place of work; workplace
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)