ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I see; that's right; indeed
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
genius; prodigy; natural gift
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
by myself; in person; by oneself
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
parts; accessories; components
to collect; to assemble; to gather
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
how; in what way; how about
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)