to be needed; to be wanted
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
department store; department
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
kindergartener; preschooler
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)