near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
surname; family name; last name
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
family; relatives; dependents; household
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
possible; likely; probable
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
metre; meter; meter; gauge
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
painting (houses, fences, etc.)
wooden building; wooden architecture
everywhere; all over; throughout
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)