to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
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.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
general; popular; common; typical
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit