stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
that's the way it is; such is life
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)