to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be found; to be discovered
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
reopening; resumption; restarting
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lean against; to set against
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation