speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
long ago; already; a long time ago
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to happen to pass by; to pass by
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
going to and fro; back and forth
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
not caring; not giving a damn
to keep in mind; to memorize
what do you want?; can I help you?
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to prostrate oneself before
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
in the morning; during the morning
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like