hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
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.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
so; like this; in this way
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
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.
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation