only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
very; extremely; excessively
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
please (give me); please (do for me)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
during imprisonment; while in jail
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
father; dad; husband; you; he
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
the very start; the very beginning