bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; the present time; just now; another; more
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tail (animal); tail end; tip
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)