rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
this occasion; at this time; now
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
changing clothes; change of clothes
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone