mochi; (sticky) rice cake
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
freshly pounded (rice cake)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
time; hour; period; class
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
suffix for familiar person
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
please (give me); please (do for me)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish