direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
bento; Japanese box lunch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged