to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
until now; so far; up to the present
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself