full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
thousand years; very long period; forever
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(abbr) Harvard (University)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m