hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
Chinese-style low dining table; Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
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.
third day of the month; three days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
three; three years of age
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being