to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
another time; some other time
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to cease; to stop; to be over
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
father; dad; husband; you; he
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lost article; something forgotten
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...