to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
singing voice; (sound of) singing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
very; extremely; excessively
convenient; handy; useful
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
interchange; international; inter-
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
answering machine; answerphone
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in