to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
existence; possession; having; limited company
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
come out!; where are you?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
no matter how much time passes
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
regret; repentance; remorse
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly