indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fill a hole with earth
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
older brother; elder brother
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in proportion to; just as much as
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work