face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to solicit; to demand; to extort
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
while; during; while; although; all; both
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
alone; by oneself; on one's own
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice