that's the way it is; such is life
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
middle of the night; dead of night
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
evening; last night; yesterday evening
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
feeling; sense; impression
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)