to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
cake or snack served with tea
honorific/polite/humble prefix
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
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
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
flustered; confused; panicked
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top