suffix for familiar person
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be needed; to be wanted
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sour kombu prepared with black vinegar
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
club activities; extracurricular activities
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag