to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
no!; no no!; no, not at all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
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
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
child consultation center; children's welfare center
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image