to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
they; those guys; those fellows
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
that's the way it is; such is life
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
property; fortune; assets
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying