seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
understood; I see; OK; present; here
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very; extremely; excessively
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
around the world; throughout the world
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
second; number two; runner-up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination