amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
time; hour; period; class
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
how long; how far; how much
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
in the meanwhile; during the time
temple which issues amulets
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)