question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
set meal; special (of the day)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
due form; official; formality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to subsist; to keep on living
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be found; to be discovered
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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level