to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
flour; meal; powder; heroin
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
convenient; handy; useful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)