uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
contract; compact; agreement
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
rather; better; instead; if anything
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest