to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
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 emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
counter for birds or rabbits
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thorough; exhaustive; complete
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
honour; honor; glory; privilege
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street