to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
and; thereupon; because of that
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
piece; fragment; one (object)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be silent; to say nothing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to find out; to discover; to locate
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most