to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
go that far; to that extent
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
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
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
really; truly; indeed; good grief
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous