to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
please (give me); please (do for me)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
story; tale; talk; discussion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wrong; different; not like that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
meaning; significance; sense