diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
older sister; elder sister
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
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 unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone