knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
slip for regular business transactions
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori; cucumber makizushi
please (give me); please (do for me)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
had better ...; had better not ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Meijin-sen (annual professional shogi title match); Meijin-sen (annual professional go tournament); Meijin-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is that so?; I see; right; oh
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
time; season; period; phase; stage
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza