in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
production (e.g. play); direction
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
had better ...; had better not ...
from here; from this place
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
guidance; protective custody
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings