lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
last week; the week before
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
while; even though; despite
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
second train to depart; following train; next train
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
public telephone; pay phone
kanji representing verb or adjective
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
a little; a bit; slightly
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
opposite side; other side
platform; home; home base; home plate
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)