to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
instant; moment; for an instant
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
from the viewpoint of; according to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)