company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
2nd day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name