White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
command; order; request; order (for an item)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on