ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember