to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during