once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
long hair (usu. of a man)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to make a speech; to address
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anything and everything; just about everything
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...