(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
suffix for familiar person
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one's post; place of work; workplace
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)