to be too late; to be too slow
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
even though; despite; when
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
number two; mistress; concubine
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
enterprise; business; company; corporation
in the same way as; just like
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
front entrance; front door
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)