to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
maid; helper; help; assistance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
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
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
please (give me); please (do for me)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that