type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
long ago; a long time ago; already
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)