tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
loveable; very likeable; like very much
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
honorific/polite/humble prefix
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish