lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
bond; bill; certificate; security
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
that's the way it is; such is life
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
person being waited for; person who waits
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
this world; this life; world of the living
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
drama; theatre; theater; play
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end