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
understood; I see; OK; present; here
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be infected; to be contagious
adds force or indicates command
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
main question; real issue at hand
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)