to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
father; dad; husband; you; he
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet