to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
nine; team; players on a team; no
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that's a different matter; that's a different story
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so