to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
primary school; elementary school; grade school
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
piece; fragment; one (object)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
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
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to apologize; to apologise
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa and Amami)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...