to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
romantic; spicy; coquettish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
sweet and sour; bittersweet
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
proposal; proposition; suggestion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
line; queue; procession; matrix
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken