to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
public holiday; celebration (of)
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
(one) letter; (one) character
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn