dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
hanging loosely; dangling limply
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
image; figure; figure; form; image
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
color photo; colour photo