to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
hey there; I say; see here
how; in what way; by what means
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
don't you think?; indicates question
one thin flat object; one sheet
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
such; like that; in that way
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date