to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
cloth-dyeing technique incorporating flower patterns
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unfortunately; regrettably
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least