talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
growing child's hearty appetite
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
kintsugi; repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen