pool for soaking seed rice before planting
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
about this time; about now
to lose one's way; to get lost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
debut match; debut fight; debut race
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
for your information; I'm telling you
trivial; not amounting to much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
without; but if; otherwise; or else
ten; 10; ten years of age
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault