person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
storehouse; warehouse; godown
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
street; quarter; district; area
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
woman who works in the sex industry
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
prostitution (in the guise of a massage service)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do