to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
close; intimate; on good terms
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
serious; not joking; straight
first meeting; first interview with
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
growing child's hearty appetite
senior high school student
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!