back off!; leave me alone!
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to lose one's way; to get lost
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
spring clothing; New Year clothing
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show