to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
estimate (of costs); budget
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
instant yakisoba in a cup
ingredient; component; composition
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
is that so?; I see; right; oh
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
February; second month of the lunar calendar
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)