first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
every evening; night after night
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wait until you actually see it
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
close; intimate; on good terms
primary school; elementary school; grade school
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant