to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
danger; peril; hazard; risk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)