any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
all sorts of; all kinds of
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
great joy; delight; jubilation
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)