-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indolence; laziness; sloth
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; provided that
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
please; somehow or other; one way or another
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one thin flat object; one sheet
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; like that; that sort of; very
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
preparation; arrangements
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no!; no no!; no, not at all
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)