intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to await; to wait for; to expect
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
permission; approval; authorization; license
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
living together; coexistence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh