to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be found; to be discovered
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to be needed; to be wanted
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to say; to be called; to do
system; institution; organization; organisation
reform; reformation; reorganization
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
don't you think?; indicates question
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
suffix for familiar person
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
another time; some other time
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
please; somehow or other; one way or another
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly