yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bento; Japanese box lunch
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
fishing industry; fishery
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains