to mix; to stir; to blend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
of course; certainly; naturally
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
program (e.g. TV); programme
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
influence; effect; impact
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield