family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
serious; not joking; straight
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be surprised; to be astonished
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
how; in what way; how about
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
something like ...; something called ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
certainly; surely; definitely
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!