to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I don't like it; I hate it
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that's the way it is; such is life
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
astronomical observation; stargazing
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement